The person who is interviewing Jacob Stein is B. Hathaway. B. Hathaway asks about the effects of the Great Depression on this 50 year old man. Jacob Stein is a Russo-Jewish man who was born in Poland, 1888. This interview took place on December 5, 1938; in New York on 356 West and 123rd St.: Union Square. Jacob Stein had no position and had lost his WPA job and then picked up trash around Union Square. Jacob had little education and had to learn from experiences and his own efforts.
By Michael C
The interviewer, Owen Peterson, is interviewing Tom Abbott. He asks how old he was when he was feeling the effects of the great depression. He said that he was about 10 years old. He also said that his family was okay because he lived on a farm. He said that for Christmas, he would only get a ball or an orange. He says, “Things were tight, but as a family we didn't really suffer much, not as bad as other people.” The interviewer also asked about how a typical day was at his home. He said that he would wake up everyday at 5 in the morning to go and milk cows and get other chores done. He would come inside to have breakfast with his family. He would walk to school which he said was about a mile away. He would go to school from 9 in the morning to 4:30, come home, do more chores, and have dinner. My impressions were that this guy experienced the great depression, wasn’t totally suffering from it, but he still had it rough. When he said that he only got a ball or an orange for Christmas, I was shocked because that isn’t really anything special. If I wanted a ball or an orange, I could just tell my parents that I would like a ball and an orange, and they wouldn’t care and just get me them. They aren’t very expensive. But, I can kind of understand since everything was expensive to people because nobody made really any money. We are fortunate that we did not have to go through this experience so far in our lifetime.
By Nick S
The informant in this interview was Arthur R. Goodlett who was being interviewed by Fred D. Dixon. Goodlett was born in Brewton, Alabama. He stopped school in the 6th grade. At the age of 27, he left Brewton and went to Omaha with hopes in making money in the packing industry for negros before depression struck. Pretty soon, after working in the packing industry, he was promoted to Supervisor of Sanitation of the Cudahy packing company. He bought a lovely house in the best of the Negro District before the depression. He was married to his wife, Fannie, and has a son Carlton. After the depression, he was able to put his son through college at the University of Southern California where he received his PHD. The depression didn't destroy Goodlett's family that bad. He was still making money to support his family.
This interview had a lot of good information. The depression wasn't hurtful to the Goodlett family. I feel like Arthur R. Goodlett started with nothing in his life, but he made the best of it in the end.
By: Becca R
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The people who have been interviewed are: Jacob Stein, Owen Peterson, and Arthur R. Goodlett. The people who had interviewed these people are B. Hathaway, Ton Abbott, and Fred D. Dixon. Most of the people here did not have a very good education. One of the people interviewed, Jacob Stein, was a man who was fifty years old, seemed to be alone, had one poor job after the Depression and had very little education. Another person interviewed was Owen Peterson, he was only ten years old when he was interviewed. He fortunate that the Depression had not hit him very hard, and that he could still go to school as well. Arthur R. Goodlett was another person interviewed. This man had his education stopped in 6th grade, but he still got a job and he was not hit by the Depression very hard as well. Goodlett was one of the people who had succeeded during the Depression and made money, while Stein lost his job and made very little money. Peterson had worked on the farm and still went to school at age 10, while Goodlett had his education stopped and worked in a factory. Peterson was the youngest person interviewed, while Stein was the oldest person interviewed. All of these people had felt the effects of the Great Depression.
By Mike C, Nick S, and Becca R
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The person who is interviewing Jacob Stein is B. Hathaway. B. Hathaway asks about the effects of the Great Depression on this 50 year old man. Jacob Stein is a Russo-Jewish man who was born in Poland, 1888. This interview took place on December 5, 1938; in New York on 356 West and 123rd St.: Union Square. Jacob Stein had no position and had lost his WPA job and then picked up trash around Union Square. Jacob had little education and had to learn from experiences and his own efforts.
By Michael C
The interviewer, Owen Peterson, is interviewing Tom Abbott. He asks how old he was when he was feeling the effects of the great depression. He said that he was about 10 years old. He also said that his family was okay because he lived on a farm. He said that for Christmas, he would only get a ball or an orange. He says, “Things were tight, but as a family we didn't really suffer much, not as bad as other people.” The interviewer also asked about how a typical day was at his home. He said that he would wake up everyday at 5 in the morning to go and milk cows and get other chores done. He would come inside to have breakfast with his family. He would walk to school which he said was about a mile away. He would go to school from 9 in the morning to 4:30, come home, do more chores, and have dinner. My impressions were that this guy experienced the great depression, wasn’t totally suffering from it, but he still had it rough. When he said that he only got a ball or an orange for Christmas, I was shocked because that isn’t really anything special. If I wanted a ball or an orange, I could just tell my parents that I would like a ball and an orange, and they wouldn’t care and just get me them. They aren’t very expensive. But, I can kind of understand since everything was expensive to people because nobody made really any money. We are fortunate that we did not have to go through this experience so far in our lifetime.
By Nick S
The informant in this interview was Arthur R. Goodlett who was being interviewed by Fred D. Dixon. Goodlett was born in Brewton, Alabama. He stopped school in the 6th grade. At the age of 27, he left Brewton and went to Omaha with hopes in making money in the packing industry for negros before depression struck. Pretty soon, after working in the packing industry, he was promoted to Supervisor of Sanitation of the Cudahy packing company. He bought a lovely house in the best of the Negro District before the depression. He was married to his wife, Fannie, and has a son Carlton. After the depression, he was able to put his son through college at the University of Southern California where he received his PHD. The depression didn't destroy Goodlett's family that bad. He was still making money to support his family.
This interview had a lot of good information. The depression wasn't hurtful to the Goodlett family. I feel like Arthur R. Goodlett started with nothing in his life, but he made the best of it in the end.
By: Becca R
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The people who have been interviewed are: Jacob Stein, Owen Peterson, and Arthur R. Goodlett. The people who had interviewed these people are B. Hathaway, Ton Abbott, and Fred D. Dixon. Most of the people here did not have a very good education. One of the people interviewed, Jacob Stein, was a man who was fifty years old, seemed to be alone, had one poor job after the Depression and had very little education. Another person interviewed was Owen Peterson, he was only ten years old when he was interviewed. He fortunate that the Depression had not hit him very hard, and that he could still go to school as well. Arthur R. Goodlett was another person interviewed. This man had his education stopped in 6th grade, but he still got a job and he was not hit by the Depression very hard as well. Goodlett was one of the people who had succeeded during the Depression and made money, while Stein lost his job and made very little money. Peterson had worked on the farm and still went to school at age 10, while Goodlett had his education stopped and worked in a factory. Peterson was the youngest person interviewed, while Stein was the oldest person interviewed. All of these people had felt the effects of the Great Depression.
By Mike C, Nick S, and Becca R
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